Vanessa Balouzet Uchanski — CEO
I am a senior Digital Transformation & People Development leader with nearly two decades of experience in People Development, Digital Acceleration, Innovation, Organisational Design, Digital Transformation, Business Growth and Change Management. My formative career was spent with leading global consultancies, BCG and A.T. Kearney, where I designed and delivered major strategy, business and organisational engagements for the world’s largest FMCG organisations. In 2013, I joined Nestlé as Global Head of Innovation where I oversaw BIG innovation opportunities, delivering many new business models and products to market. Subsequently, I was appointed Global Head of Leadership Development in a new role which has enabled me to build a world-class Leadership Development function across all Nestlé’s markets and businesses, and finally I oversaw Nestlé Nutrition’s Sales & Digital business in Zone Americas. In 2019, I joined the Swiss Education Group as VP of Professional Education, NBD and strategic Partnerships. Recently, I joined EHL as Director of the Growth Office, a function gathering the growth of our people (People / HR office and People development), and the growth of our Business (Marketing, our offices in China and India, Business architecture and our campus in Singapore). My expertise includes: ♦ PARTNERSHIPS AND NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT I have created new Business opportunities and additional growth in all my most recent positions through my innovation expertise, my agility and a large network of strong relationships. ♦ STRATEGY – BUSINESS VISION I translate Board level business vision into reality, defining strategy, identifying execution priorities, aligning people strategy and leadership capability, launching fast critical innovations, simplifying the way businesses operate and leading digital transformation. ♦ PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT – EMPLOYEE CAPABILITY, ENGAGEMENT AND CULTURE TRANSFORMATION I build global people and talent development functions which drive the capability and engagement of established and emerging pacesetters, creating top-quality offerings that assess, train and develop leaders across markets and businesses for complex, multinational organisations. SKILLS: Human Resources, Training & Development, Organization design, Change management, Blended & digital learning, New Business Development, Innovation, Leadership, Talent acquisition & development, Coaching
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Digital Transformation and People Development within the FMCG and Education sectors.
Location: Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Experience: 23 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Board Governance
- People Management
- People Development
- Business Growth
- Talent Development
- Leadership Assessment
- Professional Education
- Strategic Partnerships
- Digital Transformation
- Business Development
- Leadership Development
- Innovation Management
- Organizational Change
- Strategic Consulting
Career Highlights
- Nearly two decades in digital transformation leadership.
- Built world-class leadership development functions.
- Led innovation strategies for global FMCG brands.
Work Experience
Stiftung HF Thun and GmbH The Lab Hotel
Board Member (1 yr 4 mos)
EHL
Chief Growth Officer (3 yrs)
Audemars Piguet
Head of Talent (7 mos)
Swiss Education Group
VP Professional Education, NBD and Strategic Partnerships (1 yr 11 mos)
Nestlé
VP Business Development, Digital & Strategy, Nutrition - Zone AMERICAS (1 yr 3 mos)
Global Head of Leadership Development (2 yrs 5 mos)
Global Head of Innovation (4 yrs 11 mos)
The Boston Consulting Group
Senior Principal (5 yrs)
A.T. Kearney
Manager (6 yrs)
WDHB Consulting Group
Interns (1 yr)
Education
Master of Business at HEC Paris
Master of Science in Biology and Nutrition at INA Paris Grignon